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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
BEAUTIES OE NATURE.
Pleasant and Profitable Paths of Public
school and College Education.

Pleasant and Profitable Paths OF Public
school and College Education.
We would not, as the unfortunate
habit OF some is, speak of Nature and
her ways and methods as though we
were her confidential friends. Never
theless, we may surely say that the
natural way has always an easy and
pleasant entrance which has this pecu-
liarity; it lies close at hand. The
natural method in education has still
in many of its ways to be sought out;
but we are confident that it will include
a substantial, if not comprehensive,
knowledge of what has been APPLY
called the growing world, and how lit
lie our children now learn of it in their
daily lessons. How many children of
any school in country or town know
even the names of the wild flowers of
fields and woods? They see them as
though they saw them not, even though
they gather a few. Were they taught
at school their names and family
groups, without scientific technicalities;
had the teacher interest enough to
walk over the fields with them ard let
them catch from her own soul that
love of natural knowledge and natural
beauty which should be already hers,
one Of the pleasantest and easiest en-
frances would have been made into the
most natural method of learning nat
ural science-namely, interested OBJ
servation of the things about us. This
is not a new idea, but one ever to be
commended and pressed home. 1t is
surprising, for example, how few of
our summer "outers" know any thing
of the flowers they admire; nor win
they know except they be taught as
children and students. Happily there
are some localities and some teachers
that have entered upon these pleasant
and profitable paths of education
american Garden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
SEPULCHRAL RELIEFS.
ancient Works of Art Recently Brought
to Light at Athens.

ancient Works of Art Recently Brought
to Light at Athens.
The unique series of ancient sepul-
chral reliefs which have been brought
to light by excavations in the Cerame-
icus, the public cemetery of ancient
Athens, have two interests, at any rate,
which it would be hard to exaggerate.
For one thing, many of them are extra
ordinarily beautiful; for another, they
Illustrate as nothing else does certain
aspects of Athenian life and civilization
at period when Athens was still one
of the great powers of Greece. Natur-
ally, these reliefs are exceedingly vari-
Gus, both in date and workmanship and
character. Some of them are archaic
and stiff and formal. Others, again,
easily distinguishable, are simply bits
Of bad work. But large number are
full of tho most exquisite beauty and
pathos, and it is chiefly of these that
we wish to speak. In a great number
Of cases the artist has chosen for repre-
sentation on these monuments the last
farewells between the dying person
and the survivors. Evidently this was
very favorite form of sepulchral
monument, and it admits of the
expression of a far more delicate
and q deeper pathos than any
other form. There are rcliefs repre-
senting the last farewells between hus-
Sand and wife, between father and son,
between mother and daughter. between
friends Sometimes the representation
is allegorical. A lady takes her last
look at her casket of jewels, which
stand allegorically for the pleasant
world to which she is saying farewell,
and the relief is saved from all charge
of triviallty by the exquisite sadness of
the lady's face. OF course it must not
be supposed that all the best reliefs
represent these farewells. One of the
most famous, erected to Dexileos, rep
resents him as victorious warrior in
battle, staying his foe. Still, what we
have said is Il true general description.
Now, in order properly to appreciate
the spirit of these grave monuments,
we must remember that to the Greek
death was necessarily far more terrible
than it is to us. In the nature of
things, he could have no "sure hope of u
glorious resurrection" Whatever may
have been the exact conception Of death
current among the average Athenians
of, say, the fourth century 8. c., we
know that they considered it "the su-
preme evil" Very few people indeed
could have been convinced by Socrates
famous argument to his friends after
his trial that it must, after all, be recll-
oned to be Il good thing. To the ancient
Greeks it was not only dreadful mys-
terry; it was the final parting from ali
that they held dear, from their farnilies,
from their friends, from life itself. 1t
still had all its bitterness. Nothing
could have been keener than the grief
which it eXcited.-Spectdt0r.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
A FAMOUS PRISON.
The Interior Arrangements OF the New
York "Tombs.''

York "Tombs."
Massive, mysterious and Egyptian
looking as the tombs by the Nile for
which it is named, the New York City
Prison is a building which never fails
TO strike the observer with awe. 1t
covers an entire block, fronting on
dingy but bustling Center street. There
is plenty of activity about the entrance,
where people are constantly entering
or emerging from the sepulchral gloom
of LuXor-like pillars of stone, behind
which are the numerous Offices, court
rooms, etc, which have to be passed
before the prison proper is reached. To
some who pass within it is veritable
tomb of earthly hopes; and there is a
Bridge of Signs" leading to the fatal
corridor where many murderer has
paid the death-penalty on the gallows.
To the great majority, however, the
Tombs is merely temporary place of
detention, prefacing more protracted
residence on Blackwell's Island, or per-
haps at the State prison.
The visitor obtains pass from War
den Walsh, who is a man of full habit,
quite massive enough to harmonic with
his surroundings. A glance at the
census slate hanging in the Office shows
the prisons population to be something
near five hundred, including both sexes,
though usually about nine-tenths of the
prisoners are males. At the end Of a
long stone corridor is the entrance to
the women's department, over which
Matron McAuliffpresides. The women
wear a uniform dress of coarse cloth,
striped diagonally. They perform va
rious duties about the building, but do
not work during visitors hours.
The male prisoners and their cells are
tolerably well-appearing; but there is
larger average of tough" faces among
them, and enough untidiness to form
contrast to the women's department.
There are a good many visitors, of both
sexes and all ages. The prisoners are
allowed to receive eatables, but no
liquor. Every thing must go through
the Office, however, and although they
may call for messenger and send him
where they please, whatever he brings
must be examined before it is delivered
to the prisoner. The dining-room COM
municates with the matron's room, and
is as clean as soap and water can make
it. The kitchen is below, in n spacious
apartment with vaulted ceilings. The
utensils are all on a colossal scale, and
gigantic soup-caldron contains three
hundred and sixty-five quarts, which
indicates that ratiOns are liberal in pro-
portion, rs they are undoubtedly fair in
quality. Il eSlie's Illustrated Weekl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A child never gets his bad traits
from the fathers side of the house
according to the father. -HarLer'
Bazaar.
He who does the most to help his
friends will have the more friends to
help him on up the hill and to pre-
vent his return.-Pomeroys Advance
Thought.
I see that X, the millionaire, is
dead. I wonder to whom his property
was left?' LAS his will is being con-
tested l think it is left to conjecture,
but the lawyers will probably get il"
"A man, who was very sad, once
heard two boys laughing. He asked
them: What makes you so happy"
Happy" said the elder "Why,
makes Jim glad and gets glad myself"
MARY" said BliAkins, Il can't
realize it. Itseems all like long, beau
tiful dream!" "What seems like a
dreamP" inquired his wife. You
haven't said word for three-quarters
of an hour. "-Morchant TraUc!er.
-Signal-service Man Ito assistanD-
as it growing cold outsider" "Yes."
"Think it's going to snow?" Il
wouldn't be surprised" well, wait
till you see it falling then run up the
coldwave flag. "-Teras SifIings.
The highway robber who comes to
a man face to face and single-handed
is saint compared to the one who
uses an official position to distress,
harrass, rob and impoverish to any de-
gree.-Pomeroys AdUa1ace Thought.
Texas papers should not forget in
speaking of the train robber that these
are the times of libel suits. Indeed the
day seems fast approaching when a
testing reference to the weather will be
sufficient to nail an ed itorin the courts
In speaking of horse thief it is safe to
say gentlemanly citizen who absent
mindedly rode off on another mans
charger. dallas (Ter.J HateIhgencer.
BE logical, my son, whatever else
you are. You 90 to the bald-headed
man for your hair-restorer; the doctor
who prescribes for your diseased stom-
ach is slowly dying of the dyspepsia,
and the preacher who exhorts you to
take no thought for the morrow has
taken lease of his house for ten years.
Then why shouldn't you expect that
the man without cent to his name or
a whole shirt to his back should be
better able than anybody else to tell
you how poverty is to be abolished?
-"Gcntlemen, Numbered the Judge
to the contending lawyers, this case
must be settled before the court adj
journs. There has been dilly-dallging
enough. Well, what is it?" he said.
turning to a court attendant who had
ventured to bespeak the judicial atten-
ton, Il am very busy "a couple OF
political friends of yours" whispered
the attendant, ARE outside waiting for
you to Join EN-" Upon further con-
sidcration," said his Honor, Il declare
this court adjourned until tomorrow at
eleven o clock. "-Ep0ch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
NATURAL GAS WELLS.
An English Scientist Tells why They Can
he Considered InexpIosive.

he Considered InexpIosive.
We are told that dreadful conse-
quences are likely to follow the Amer
lean enterprise of boring for natural
gas: that in China the Lake Fo0-Chang
rests upon a district that was blown up
and all its inhabitants destroyed, and
that the same catastrophe is imminent
in the United States unless the law
restricts further development in the
boring Of so many wells, The CORE
spondent who sounds this note of alarm
says: Should an explosion occur,
there will be such an upheaval as will
dwarf the most terrible of earthquakes
ever known. The country along the
gas belt from Toledo through Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky will be ripped
up to a depth Of from one thousand
two hundred to one thousand five hun
dred feet and Hoped over like pan
cake, leaving a chasm through which
the waters of Lake Erie will come
bowling down, filling the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys, and blotiing them
out forever" This is very startling
and to many may appear very plausi-
bic, seeing that the quantity of gas that
sometimes rushes forth when these
wells are opened is SO enormous.
Those, however, who have made
practical experiments on explod-
ing such gases will not be
prevented from settling in the Ohio or
Mississippi Valley by fear of the antici-
pated catastrophe. Lecturers who, like
myself, have often shown the old popu-
lar experiment of the electrical pistol
will especially appreciate my mea hing.
This is a tube through which an cleo
trio spark may be passed into q mix
ture of coal gas and atmospheric air
The usual mode of showing the expert
ment is to hold the tube over a gas Jet
for few seconds, then cork it and pass
the spark. 1t should explode and shoot
out the cork, bus very frequently fails,
and why? Simply because it contains
too much gas. The lecturer, in such
case, removes the cork, blows. down the
tube or otherwise removes some of the
gas, and introduces air in its place,
then tries again, and bangit goes. The
fact is that tube. ~ bore-hole, a gas
pipe, a gasholder, a cavern or coal
mine filled or nearly filled with hydro
carbon gas is perfectly incSplosive. If
half filed with such gas it will not OK
plode. Even at the present day the
majority of those who pass the great
gasholders "gasometers," as they arc
miscalled) of our gas works imagine
that terrible explosion would occur if
light reached their contents. The
fact is that if flaming torch were
plunged into one of them when filled
with gas the torch would be instantly
extinguished, and the gas issuing from
the hole through which the torch was
thrown would simply burn in tho air,
but not in the holder. 1t would be a
big gas jet and nothing further. W.
Mattiew Williams, IN GentIemaB'S Mag
rsine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
THE CITY OF LEYDEN.
An Ancient Dutch Town Which Recon
mends Itself to Dreamful Men.

An Ancient Dutch Town Which Recon-
mends Itself to Dreamful Men.
Tourists are rare in Leyden. and
when one passes along the old Breede
STRAIT he is regarded as curiously as if
he were Il survivor Of the Spanish siege.
Shopkeepers crane over their counters,
or rush to their doors, and many rosy
Dutch face peeps from between the
voluminous curtains as the traveller
passes by. The people in the streets
stare, too; but there are very few of
them, and at high noon in Leyden you
may walk through street after street.
and meet perhaps two Pedestrians, plus
an occasional dog-carriage loaded with
queer loaves of bread or other snail
merchandise. The Dutch care but little
for walking exercise. The rare foot
falls echo along the stony streets with
startling, metallic ring which seems
as incongruous as sudden explosion
Of sound in a chamber of the dead.
The most interesting and characteristic
portions of Leyden lie along the green
watered canals and the sluggish Off
shoots of the old Rhine, which cut
up the city into half a hundred
islands. Here the silence and va
cancy are complete and oppressive. 1t
is hard to resist the impression that the
inhabitants are mourning some dire
calamity, such as that terrible explo-
sion which laid a great slice of the Rap
enberg in ruins eighty years ago. Here
and there an empty and deserted barge
is moored to the bank; but upon some
of the canals the green-scummed water
is unbroken. Between the paving stones
the grass sprouts pertinaciously, and
here and there a wide piece of unfre-
quented pavement is slippery with the
velvet slime of moss. The dreamful
man, with deep hatred for the clatter
of civilization, would find house upon
Leyden canal haven of perfect
peace. Of rich, deep red, pleasantly
shaded by lines and planes, with great
wide entrance halls paved with black
and white lozenges, and large panelled
rooms looking out upon prime little
Dutch gardens. the canal-side houses
are very inviting. Many of them are
of enormous size-vast echoing man
sions empty or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
houses of merchant princes, at the time
when all the South Holland cities were
proud and rich, and Amsterdam was
the warehouse of Europe, the mart Of
the world, and the banker of the Indies.
Wide sweeps of stone steps led up TO
some of these old mansions, nearly as
large and handsome as palaces. Moth
ing could be quieter than these dreamy
canals. The dip Of an oar can be heard
from end to end; the splash of stone
thrown by small Hollander of ten,
who removes his pipe for q moment
while he throws, breaks the stiffness 80
suddenly that the stranger starts at the
sound. - Christian al Work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
SAM SMALL'S BROTHER.\
Why Did God Make So Much Outdoors?
Two Womcns Experiences.

1.-TWO hOiich , LApSTlShCsss
"Sam Small, Evangelist"
The prOverbal philosophy of cold
ST." the venerable plantation darkey, who
gave to the world through the medium of
Smalls pen mayims of worldly wisdom,
clothed in a verbiage of irresistible humor,
has found permanent place III humorous
literature.
announced that he, having been converted
under the ministrations Of "Sam JONES'"
would become an evangelist.
At first thought, humorist in the pulpit
seems incongruOus. Is it really so!
No doubt the mere bu1foon attempting to
turn mems hearts to solemn truths would
meet with only contempt But truth is not
hidden in gloom. Genuine humor frequent
" illustrates and fastenS in the mind
bits of wisdom that would otherwise pass
UNDECIDED.
In his eulogy Of Henry Ward Beecher,
Rev. DR.. Parker says: "Whenever he
came among men, he brought June sun
shine and music, and made even Responding
and surly men feel that fuller and warm
er summer, the Kingdom of Heaven
itself was at hand.'" That is genial chris
tianity.
Mr.. Small belongs to witty family. He
has a brother connected with Annoy knox's
and Fat Contributors" IGIas SiftiHqs, a
paper which has had phenomenal success in
The field Of humorous literature. Mr. Frank
A. Small is the present representative Of
that popular paper in England, and, like his
distinguished brother, he takes deep in
terest in the welfare of other people.
Under date of 48 Portcn Road, kensing-
ton W. London, Eng, Sept. 9th, 1887, he
writes "While at 4alding in Kent yester-
day, met Prof. S. Williams, Head Master
of the Cleaves Endowed school In the
course of conversation about America, Pro-
fessor Williams remarked that Warmers
safe cure had been of great benefit to his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
THE BALLAD OF THE COLORS.

A gentleman of courtly air,
OF old Virginia he
damsel from New Jersey State,
OF matehless beauty she; f."
They met as fierce antagonists
The reason why, they say,
Her eyes were OF the Federal blue,
And his, Confederate gray.
They entered on a fierce campaign,
And whom the fight began,
It seemed as though the strategy
Had no determinate plan.
Each watched the others movements well
While standing there at bay
One struggling for the Federal blue,
One for Confederate gray.
We all looked on with anxious eyes
To see their forces move,
And none could tell which combatant
At last would victor prove
They marched and countermarched with skill
Avoiding well the fray;
Here, limos were seen of Federal blue,
And there, Confederate gray.
At last he moved his force in mass,
And sent her summons there
That she should straight capitulate
Upon conditions fair.
GAS you march forth the flags may fly,
The drums and bugles play;
But yield those eyes of Federal blue
To the Confederate gray"
''You are the foe" she answer sent,
''To maidens such as 1:
I'll face you with dauntess heart,
And conquer you, or die
A token of the sure result
The vaulted skies display; 2
For there above is Federal blue,
Below, Confederate gray
Sharp-shooting on each flank began,
And mid man9uvres free
The rattle OF tn small-talk with
Big guns of repartee,
Mixed with the deadly glance Of eyes
Amid the proud array
There met in arms the Federal blue
And the Confederate gray.
Exhausted by the fight, at length
They called a truce to rest;
When 10! another force appeared
Upon a mountains crest
And as it came the mountain down
Amid the trumpets bray
Uncertain stood the Federal blue
And the Confederate gray.
A corps of stout free lances these
Who poured upon the field
Field Marshal Cupid in command,
Who sWOre they both must yield;
That both should conquer, both divide
The honOrs Of the day,
And proudly with the Federal blue
March the Confederate gray
His troops were fresh and theirs were worn:
What could they but agree
That both should be the conquerors,
And both should cGptiYcs be?
So they presented arms, because
Dan Cupid held the sway.
And joined in peace the Federal blue
With tine Confederate gray
Twelve years have fed. passed to-day
The fort they built, and saw
sight to strike n bachelor
With spirt-thrilling awe.
Deployed corps of infantry,
But less for drill than play;
And some had eyes Of Federal blue,
And some Confederate gray.
-1homGS Dunno English, in HarperS Bz=ar,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

NEVER allow fish to lie IL it san be
hung conveniently" says a popular cook
book. This is also q good rule to apply TO
fishermen. as we'll -SOme1T.le Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

If masculine badness is to become uni
vcrsal, the combining man won't have any
to comb.-Tc1aS Sithngs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

A BAD habit to get into-any habit for
which man owes his tailor-N. Y.
Ledger
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

THE small boy who puts pin on the chair
can't be accused of perpetrating polntless
joke, whatever else may be said Of him
Merchant 1rcte'er
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

-Blobson-''You never saw such q
devoted father as Dempsey. He just
swears by his children" Popinjay-
"How different from Bigsby! He just
swears at his. "-BarIington Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

THE merchant who disposes of his goods
below cost may be known as q sub-selier-
Duluth Pa agrGpher
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

MY papa owns mine" roasted tie
whitewasher's son "No he don't, nuther"
"Yes, he does-kalsom.ne" -GoLisn Days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

LIFE insurance mon deem cobblors among
their safest risks because like the hills they
are everlasting -DUtaih PafdJrd Jh.r
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

THERE is no Return of an eruption BAN
lshed with Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, soc. Tho best.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

DosEN'r 1t seem little strange that when
ever yacht Is on cruise the crews on the
YACHT YoukerS State,,.d 3.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

The man who drinks too much whisky is
apt to have rye face Boston Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

A GREEN-BAoKER-an inexperienced man
who plays horso-races, - Merchant T'raVeLor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
THE OCTOPUS.
Some Wonderful Stories of It's
Remarkable Strength.

Not a Rare Sight to Sailors-They Seldom
Attack Men Unless in AnSer-A Ship
BeseIged by the Horrible Creatures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

WORKING like horse-a lawyer drawing
q conveyance.-On Unidentified Eachaage,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

ALL's fair in base ball; even oul-1Ker-
chat Iravelsr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

THE world is comedy to those who
think; a tragedy TO those who feol.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

A RISING cid man-King Coal Havsn
Ne11t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

THE lateFt styles in shoes should be de-
scribed by the newspapers in foot notes
d6shdnt zraVesy
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-20
Chat with Charles Dickens, Jr.

Charles Dickens-everybody calls him
Charles Dickens. Jr., yet, though his
father has been dead more than dozen
years-scems to have struck his hearers
very variously. James thought him no
great shakes of a reader and others esti-
mated his repose art little less than the
valuation Of genius thought him a
very mediocre person on the platform, but
in private talk he was more engaging.
"Yes, he said, in answer to question
after he had told me how great country
America seemed to him to he, II am u
newspaper man and always have been. ]
began with my father and for years was
sub-editor on his publications. am now
editor of All The Year Round and House
hold Words"
DO you follow your fathers manner OF
work. Yes, in very many respects. ]
always read every manuscript submitted.
and by So doing ! have found great
many good writers that otherwise ", iuiG
have been lost TO the, il the matter had
gone into the hands Of others. b levi.
that the best talent in the worli is crashed
out of existence because no ore is Sillirg
to take the chances Of introducing 1t to
the public. do not care how obscure .
writer may lie, always give his manu-
script careful reading. Buffalo News.